Legend tells that for one night a year the enchanted waters of the Mermaid Lagoon are safe for mortal travelers. The mermaids ask only that you make an offering to The Sea, and dance with them. Music, games, prizes, and a House of Yes variety show with circus and mermaid royalty including Kai Altair, Ali Luminescent, Kae Burke, Anya Sapozhnikova, Veronica Varlow, and more.

On May 15th, the Mermaid Lagoon will return to New York City for just one night. It is the 6th annual ocean benefit held by the Mermaids of NYC. Legend tells that for one night a year the enchanted waters of the Mermaid Lagoon are safe for mortal travelers. The mermaids ask only that you make an offering to The Sea, and dance with them. You might recall that previous Lagoons have referenced the deep of summer as the time the mermaids allow humans safe passage through their world. This year, we will evoke the mermaids of the Royal Seas by celebrating in a decadent and deserving mermaid manner!

Come dressed for regal success and an evening of performance, dance, games, revelry, and song as we dig deep to give back to our oceans. Remember your connection to the sea, and celebrate its enchantment, mystery, and beauty in a lagoon full of dancing royal mermaids and projected ocean dreamscapes. This year we will send money to Billion Oyster Project to benefit our local waterways , and continue supporting Orca Network in a mer-quest to retire Lolita the orca to a natural sea-pen in her native waters, and be freed from decades of captivity in the Miami Seaquarium.

Want to adopt one of Lolita’s brothers or sisters? You’re in luck, because Whale and Dolphin Conservation just donated a whale adoption (along with some other goodies) to the ever-expanding Mermaid Treasure Chest!

Legend tells that for one night a year the enchanted waters of the Mermaid Lagoon are safe for mortal travelers. The mermaids ask only that you make an offering to The Sea, and dance with them…

On February 5th, the Mermaid Lagoon will return to New York City for just one night. It is the 5th annual ocean benefit held by the Mermaids of NYC. You might recall that previous Lagoons have referenced the deep of summer as the time the mermaids allow humans safe passage through their world. This year, we will evoke the mermaids of Antarctica by celebrating during the southern hemisphere’s summer.

Come dressed for a cold night on high seas of ice and snow and an evening of performance, dance, games, revelry, and song as we dig deep to give back to our oceans. Remember your connection to the sea, and celebrate its enchantment, mystery, and beauty in a glowing winter lagoon full of dancing ice mermaids, projected ocean dreamscapes, pirate games by Pirate Fiesta, and bio-luminescent sea life.

***Mermaid Treasure Prize Pack Contest: By donating any amount (from anywhere in the world), your name will be included in a drawing for a special sack of real mermaid treasure, including gifts from the NYC mermaids themselves. Find out more here: https://mermaidlagoon.org/donate/

Due to the tragic early closing of The Muse, we are POSTPONING the Lagoon in to the new year. More details to come.

Please don’t worry about your safety at the lagoon. Mermaids never fully accepted the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and we consider all human forms of timekeeping inferior to the ones that we use. It’s safe to enter the Lagoon when we say it’s safe…